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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 09-08-2017

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Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably over the summer, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. My grandmother taught me this money saving tip years ago and I now only buy the seconds. Cooking apples on the stovetop for applesauce.

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Find out how Jessica paid off $56,000 of student loans, credit cards, and a car loan.

Family Balance Sheet

In my spare time, I love hanging out with family and friends, running (I have completed three half marathons) and singing in my church choir. The inspiration to pay off my debt was watching my grandmother balance her checkbook. What are your financial goals now? My next big hairy audacious goal is to buy a home with cash!

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Meet Stacy. She and her husband paid off $20,000 in 8 Months.

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Tell us about you and your family. I was raised debt-free and Barry was introduced to a debt-free lifestyle from his grandmother and aunt. What are your financial goals now? Now we are saving to buy a minivan (which I said I would never drive, but an expanding family has changed me. Where are you from?

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Find out how Maureen Paid off $79,540 in Credit Card & Student Loan Debt

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Tell us about you and your family. I’m single, have a grown daughter, I’ll soon be a grandmother and I’m a care taker to my elderly mother. I love photography, archery, yoga, reading self-help books, taking spinning classes and being with my friends and family as much as possible. What are your financial goals now?

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10 Ways to $ave Energy Comfortably

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Author Bio: Sustainable PF writes with his wife, Mrs. SPF out of Ontario, Canada, at Sustainable Personal Finance where they discuss and explore the fine balance between their personal financial goals and their lifestyle and beliefs regarding sustainable living. 1 – Create a Monthly Hearty Meal.

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Guest Post: 10 Ways to $ave Energy Comfortably

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Author Bio: Sustainable PF writes with his wife, Mrs. SPF out of Ontario, Canada, at Sustainable Personal Finance where they discuss and explore the fine balance between their personal financial goals and their lifestyle and beliefs regarding sustainable living. 1 – Create a Monthly Hearty Meal.